No, you do.

Two years later and I still love this.

More of less than ever before?

New Mos Def single drops November 4 (ask me later what I think about people releasing music on Election Day, I mean, I know it's a Tuesday, but when Fall Out Boy has the best idea...), but you can stream it now via RCRD LBL.  Myself...I don't love it.  The whole plodding, anthemic thing is best used for intro's - didn't Jay kinda already do this in "The Ruler's Back" (basically a 4-minute intro, c'mon)?  Just with a lot less synthesizer.  Damn you Daft Punk!  You done fucked hip hop up!  Are you happy now?

I will say this, though: Mos Def should be the only rapper allowed to sing on tracks.  Okay, maybe Q-Tip too (another November 4th-er, sheesh).  With four for four released/leaked tracks from the new CD using the ungodly auto-tuner (and two using taiko drums?!), Kanye looks to be rushing into his lost in the wilderness period.

That sad, sparkly sound.

I bought this bootleg of Frontin' by Pharrell years ago in Japan. It sounded like it was done by somebody currently listening to a lot of Level 42 singles. Further down the same road, this Fatlip remix seems to have been done by Howard Jones. Stellar. The bulk of the Delicious Vinyl RMMXOLOGY compilation, released this past summer, is pretty good, if glitchy tech-soul and B-more drum programming is your thing.
Love the What's Up Fatlip video, too, but even better is the short Spike Jonze making of. Worth another trip to the extras disc of the Directors Label DVD, had the post office not lost my signed copy. What's up Flatbush!

Jazzanova Reborn

JAZZANOVA "Of All The Things" EPK 2008

Thanks Giant Step.

It's good to be excited about music again. Other eagerly anticipated albums are PPP and The Matthew Herbert Big Band
(Check The Story with the mighty Eska).

BONUS
BONUS too
BONUS three
o:{fer sure!}

RIP

Rudy Ray Moore 

1927-2008

and for best performance by a lemon...

and get a free MR. Scruff mix from Giant Step!

...Before today

"You were so beautiful..."
from "Take the Box"

I just got this e-mail entitled "New Album for Christmas", but when I clicked the link what I got was a desperate plea for me to buy an album that I've already bought twice! (yes, I succumbed to the possibility of new remixes and bought the latest "Frank" double disc set)

And I can see the marketing scheme as a way to pay for her current rehab stint and loss of revenue as an incoherent mess on stage. This made me want to go back to the Amy I love. This song was always my favorite. From the way they added to the beat (big up Salaam Remi! go to his discography to hear him discuss working of "Frank".) to her delivery, it's just a classic. But I have to say that I'm a much bigger fan of voluptuous (i.e. "Normal") Amy. When I saw her new "look", I was like WTF happened?!

So let's take it back to when Amy was sultry, sexy and smiled!

o:{and while we're reminiscing, check this!

• VH1 TV Shows
• Music Videos
• Celebrity Photos
• News & Gossip

it's all love when LaDiDaDi is played! "Eve you look good girl!!!"}

Fun Again!

The Knux - "Cappuccino"

Simple but cool video that has atleast the director thinking back to De La Soul's "Me Myself & I" and Eric B & Rakim. Speaking of which, it's nice to see a good hip-hop duo again. But wait, they're playing guitars?! Check what gbh.tv had to say.

o:{and this is dope too!!!}